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UNMISS Child Protection recently trained 50 participants, including community leaders, commanders of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces, police officers, fire officers and wildlife officers, in Pochalla, Greater Pibor, on upholding child rights. Photo by Gideon Sackitey/UNMISS.
Protecting child rights is a key aspect that the Government of South Sudan and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are collaborating on as part of the nation’s bid to establish itself as a true democracy with
Youth residing in the Naivasha camp for displaced people recently received sports equipment and clothes from Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with UNMISS. Photo by Jimmy Ludanga/UNMISS
Peacekeepers from Bangladesh serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently handed over sports equipment and clothes to young displaced people residing in the Naivasha camp for internally displaced per
Commemorations for Peace Day in Unity state harnessed the power of music, poetry, drama and speeches by young people to galvanize support for durable security and stability. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/UNMISS.
“We must stop revenge killings and cattle raiding,” said Dak Malual, a youth representative, emphatically, as he addressed community members gathered at the Bentiu Independence Stadium to mark International Day of Peace.
Some 80 people in Kuajok engaged in spirited discussions on the need to implement all provisions of the Revitalized Peace Agreement at a forum jointly facilitated by UNMISS and the United Nations Multi-partner Fund. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS.
Building local capacities and infusing fresh momentum into ongoing peace processes are key goals for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) as the world’s newest nation slowly begins its recovery from devastating civil wars as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
UNMISS recently teamed up with local authorities in Morobo, Central Equatoria, to host a much-needed workshop to explain to a cross-section of residents the provisions of the Revitalized Peace Agreement and how these impact their responsibilities under the Local Government Act. Photo by Surur Ali/UNMISS
For Alex Taban Lo Abaa, paramount chief of Morobo county in Central Equatoria, the past six years have been spent trying to keep community members falling into a spiral of violence, death and destruction that was left in the wake of civil wars.
UNPOL officers serving with UNMISS in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, recently trained representatives drawn from local police, the prisons system and women's representatives on available support for survivors of sexual violence. Photo by Samira Y. Salifu/UNMISS
“We may already be too old to effect the changes we want in our own lives, but it’s not too late for our young women, so we need to train them on their rights,” said Mary Aloyo, a women’s representative from Eastern Equatoria.
An integrated UNMISS patrol travelled to Gunyoro to meet with community members and hear their concerns. Photo by Samira Y. Salifu/UNMISS.
A team of integrated UN peacekeepers recently headed to Gunyoro, which lies some 20 kilometres south of Torit in Eastern Equatoria.
UNMISS, through its Child Protection Section, recently trained some 25 senior commanders of South Sudanese forces in Ashwa, Eastern Equatoria, on upholding the rights of children. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS.
“On behalf of my colleagues, I appeal to UNMISS to come again and sensitize us on how to protect children and the Comprehensive Action Plan,” says Atim Alice Daniels, a woman commander of South Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in Oppos
Indian veterinarians serving with UNMISS recently treated more than 2,000 animals belonging to livestock owners in Renk, Upper Nile.
Breeding animals is one of the primary sources of livelihood for local communities across South Sudan.
A two-day peacebuilding dialogue facilitated by UNMISS in partnership with the state Ministry for Peacebuilding in Rumbek, ended with recommendations for free movement of people, sharing of resources, formation of special courts to ensure speedy justice and joint efforts between residents and law enforcement to reduce criminality. Photo by James Manyuol/UNMISS
A two-day peacebuilding dialogue organized jointly by the United Nation Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Ministry for Peacebuilding in Rumbek recently concluded in Wulu county.